.44 Mag + W231

[Warhorse]

.44 Mag and W231="good stuff Maynard"!

I just finished cleaning my new 329PD after shooting 50 rounds of .44 Mag, what an easy clean up. There was no unburned powder residue, in fact there was very little to clean up. Granted, they were powder puff loads consisting of 8.2gr of W231, 240gr JHP, CCI #350 magnum large pistol primer, loaded to a OAL of 1.600".

I now have a supply of CCI #300 large pistol primers which I just used to load up another 50 rounds. Upped the powder weight to 9.3 gr using the "correct" LP primers this time.

Hope they shoot just as well as the load with the magnum primers, and am looking for a little more power with this batch.

That is all, carry on.

[Pitmaster]

That's good to know. I use a lot of 231in other loads.

[Brass Nazi]

I use 231/hp-38 for 45 Colt. It is an old school IME dirty powder that shoots great. I usually get some residue but it is easy to wipe off.

[VN350X10]

231 is dirty in most applications, but meters great & is very consistant.About as "clean" as Unique in my experience.
Glad you had good results, keep us posted on the next batch please.


uncle albert

[creophus]

I have a bunch of this stuff so it's good to know what I can use it for.

[fredj338]

If you are looking for more horespower, change to a medium burner. Pushing W231 hard is not the answer. Unique is a great choice for medium power mags. WSF is almost identical but meters better, just like W231.